81st Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine)

81st Airmobile Brigade
81-ша окрема аеромобільна бригада
War in Donbas Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Sumy[1]
Decorations	For Courage and Bravery
Website	https://www.facebook.com/81oaembr
Commanders
Current commander	Col. Oleksandr Lykhman

The 81st Separate Slobozhanska Airmobile Brigade (

The 81st Airmobile Brigade was established in fall 2014 from elements of the 25th Airborne Brigade.^[5] The brigade includes the 90th and 122nd Separate Airborne Battalions. In May 2015, the volunteer OUN Battalion became part of the brigade.^[6] The brigade fought in the Battle of Donetsk Airport. On 9 June 2015, brigade Lieutenant Ivan Zubkov was awarded the title Hero of Ukraine posthumously for calling in artillery fire on himself during the battle at Donetsk Airport. The brigade's 90th Battalion was named for Zubkov on 30 December of that year.^[7]

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported that the brigade was attacked by Russian missile troops during the night of the 24/25 April 2022.^[8]

By September 10, the brigade was involved in the

• 81st Airmobile Brigade, Kramatorsk
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 1st Airmobile Battalion
    • UAV Unit “SowaFm”
  • 90th Airmobile Battalion (created in September 2014 on the basis of the 95th Air Assault Brigade and made up exclusively of volunteers).^[3] Deputy Commander Dmytro Chapalika.
    • FPV Strike Group “90/81 Apachi”
  • 122nd Airmobile Battalion (formed in the fall of 2014 on the basis of the 3rd battalion of the 80th Air Assault Brigade).^[3]
    • FPV Drone Unit "Krabs Team"
  • 5th Battalion Tactical Group
  • Tank Company
  • Reconnaissance Company
  • Aerial Reconnaissance Unit "Black Raven Group"
  • Artillery Group (brigade artillery group equipped with 2S1 self-propelled artillery vehicles).^[3]
  • Anti-Aircraft Company
  • Support units (this includes all rear elements such as engineers, communication, medics, and material support unit).^[3]

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